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Too many fans seem to be blown away

Dreadfully Boring

After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

This is one show I got to watch at night as a kid, the other was The Rockford Files. I loved Emergency and still do today, a great show that the whole family can watch together. A lot has changed for E.M.T.'s and Paramedics since that show aired back in the day. Emergency was one of the first medical dramas I remember; and it seemed like everyone watched it during it's syndication. I remember when I was young my friends and I would pretend we were Gage and De Soto. Gage was my favorite, but both meshed together, and that's part of the reason why the show was successful. That and the reality of the situations; because not every rescue was successful.The show follows Station 51, a fictional company; but a real fire station in Los Angeles, CA.. It mainly follows station 51's Paramedic's John Gage( Randolph Mantooth) and Roy De Soto (Kevin Tighe). It also brings in station 51's firefighting crew, and one of them is a real firefighter. Mike Stoker who was lucky enough to be involved with the series. This show inspired me to want to become an E.M.T., eventually I went into Criminal Justice/Safety.I learned a lot watching Emergency, medical wise at a young age. I couldn't wait until it came on each week because it was so exciting, and action packed. Emergency led the way to other shows such as E.R., Trauma, Chicago F.D., to name a few. An Excellent show that has stood the test of time.THX, Kris L. CocKayne

People may bash the seventies, but I grew up in that decade and it wasn't so bad. The young ones today will find out one of the best things out there is Retro TV and one of the best shows from the seventies was Emergency! One of the things about Emergency was that it was rarely boring to watch. Each show was comprised of usually one plot with many sub plots (or the situation and accidents fireman and paramedics encounter on the job) And BOY! did they think of some doozies! Besides your run of the mill car accidents, heart patients and slips and falls, you may get kids trapped in tree trunks--hang gliders banging into cliffs--or lovely naked women getting their big toe stuck into a bath facet. Whatever the situation, call the boys at Station 51 they can handle EVERY job!.Of course for the show, you will need the medical hospital staff as back up to help after your victim has been rescued. The staff at the Emergency (Rampart hospital) is basically professional and the most expert I've ever seen since Marcus Welby. They also seem to work 24 hrs a day because I've never seen any other personnel working. The "staff" consists of the ever caring "Dixie McCall" (Julie London) the concerned "Kelly Bracket" and "Joe Early" played by the Bobby Troupe. Boy I wish I had these guys as my personal doctors--I'd would probably live a good long life! And those lovable guys at the firehouse Station 51 ain't bad neither. Each member at Station 51 may have their troubles but all of them support each other. Mike Stoker (I figured he was a real firefighter because driving the truck IS NOT easy) Marco who gives that Latino ethnic quality, Chet Kelly--who seems to act like the Firehouse Mum because he is always concerned about the health and welfare of his comrades, and Capt'n Stanley whose job it is to keep this motley crew in line.Of course, lastly there are the two stars of the series, Randolph Mantoot( John Gage) who probably had to fight off the female fans with a fire hose and Kevin Tighe(Roy Desoto)with his expert medical knowledge on the job. I did remember hearing that some viewers who saw how Gage and Desoto worked on the job (CPR etc) actually saved lives from watching the show. These two seem to have great chemistry between each other as co-stars---whatever their magic is, it seems to work with the viewers.So Hail Retro TV!! Watch the show and fasten your seat belts and enjoy the ride from the firehouse.

At best, this TV show from 1972 was only marginally entertaining.At times it became quite monotonous and predictable as they desperately tried to make each episode's emergency rescue mission seem unique and interesting. But, in the long run, it all ended up seeming like the same old thing.This show was partly ruined by the 2 asinine characters John and Roy from Squad 51. These 2 goofs and their dumb and pathetic attempts at generating some humor (as weak as it was) were almost unbearable to watch at times.I do not recommend this show at all.

This show was always a favorite. And now I'm collecting the DVDs. I would much rather watch reruns of this show on the DVDs than most of the garbage that is on the tube now! The realism in the show during the rescues really made you feel like you were there, and the combination of drama and comedy was handled really well. It is so interesting to watch the show as it developed over the years. This show was definitely the basis for the better dramas that came later, and I am sure it convinced many people to become paramedics. If I have one complaint about the show, it would be the lack money spent on many of the special effects, but that is understandable considering the budgets for TV shows at the time.